The membrane of leaf peroxisomes contains a porin-like channel.

The Journal of Biological Chemistry
S ReumannH W Heldt

Abstract

Spinach leaf peroxisomes were purified by Percoll density gradient centrifugation. After several freeze-thaw cycles, the peroxisomal membranes were separated from the matrix enzymes by sucrose density gradient centrifugation. The purity of the peroxisomal membranes was checked by measuring the activities of marker enzymes and by using antibodies. Lipid bilayer membrane experiments with the purified peroxisomal membranes, solubilized with a detergent, demonstrated that the membranes contain a channel-forming component, which may represent the major permeability pathway of these membranes. Control experiments with membranes of other cell organelles showed that the peroxisomal channel was not caused by the contamination of the peroxisomes with mitochondria or chloroplasts. The peroxisomal channel had a comparatively small single channel conductance of 350 pS in 1 M KCl as compared with channels from other cell organelles. The channel is slightly anion selective, which is in accordance with its physiological function. The single channel conductance was found to be only moderately dependent on the salt concentration in the aqueous phase. This may be explained by the presence of positive point net charges in or near the channel or by...Continue Reading

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